Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 1:57 AM
2001-08-29 17:57 UTC · 57.728°, -155.326°
Magnitude
5.0 mw
Strong
Depth
94 km
Intermediate
Energy
477 tons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
57.728°, -155.326°
Felt reports
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Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
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Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 94 km this was a intermediate earthquake. Intermediate-depth quakes spread shaking over a wider area but are usually less destructive at the surface.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Manila Trench (~7914 km away). Last major event: 1934 Manila Trench Earthquake.
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
No other recent earthquakes nearby.
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